Cease to Begin by Band of Horses

Cease to Begin, Band of Horses' second album, landed on Sub Pop on October 9, 2007, and it's the record where the Seattle band found its voice. Ben Bridwell, the singer-songwriter who has steered the group through every lineup shuffle, leads the charge with drummer Creighton Barrett behind him, and the new blood of guitarist Tyler Ramsey and bassist Bill Reynolds, who joined that year, started a run as the band's steadiest crew.

The sound is big, reverb-soaked and warm, all chiming guitars, loping rhythms and Bridwell's high, keening tenor floating over the top like a ghost in the rafters. "Is There a Ghost" builds from a whisper to a full-bore roar, and "No One's Gonna Love You" is a slow-dance heartbreaker with a lump in its throat. Critics and buyers both came around, and it climbed to number 35 on the Billboard 200.

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